Questions & Answers

• How many months in advance do I need to reserve your services for my wedding date? No less than 3 months..

• What is your customer satisfication cancellation policy? If you cancel you are not awarded a refund of the deposit (50% at time of booking)..

• What is included in your basic wedding packages? Rates for Film $300 per hr (6hr minimum) Average length of a wedding for photography is 8 hrs Each Hour Includes 1 photographer (myself and an assistant) All 4x6 archival prints of every image for you to keep (at least 400 images) All film negatives Mix of Black & White and Color (your choice) Rates for Digital $300 per hr (6hr minimum) Average length of a wedding for photography is 8 hrs Each Hour Includes 1 photographer (myself and an assistant) All 4x6 archival prints of every image for you to keep (at least 400 images) Basic image retouching (which means cleaning up anything that should not be in the image forever) Each hour of photography = average 2 hours of retouching. A lot of time and care goes into this process Color Enhancement, a mix of black/white, sepia and color Full resolution DVD of every image given after 8 months. All images on the DVD have had the retouching done to them. .

• What is your event cancellation policy? If you cancel you are not awarded a refund of the deposit (50% at time of booking)..

• What are your standard payment terms? How much is the deposit? Rates are $300 per hr (6hr minimum) Average length of a wedding for photography is 8 hrs. Deposit is 50% due at time of booking. .

• Who exactly will be taking pictures at my wedding? Do you use subcontractors? I personally will be shooting your wedding..

• Will you be taking digital photographs? Is there an extra charge for this service? Digital photography does involve a little more post-wedding work. There are no extra charges for a digital wedding..

• Can I keep the negatives? the proofs? Is there an extra charge for this service? How much? If you are shooting film, I give all the negatives to you at the time of development..

• What kind of equipment will you bring with you? Do you bring backup equipment? lighting? I have three cameras, with flash and multiple lens. I do not have lighting equipment, but it can be rented if requested for an additional fee..

• What new ideas have you implemented in the last couple years? Are you current with latest trends? I stay very current with the latest trends. I am always watching what my peers are doing and what is shown through publications and magazines..

• Can guests view and order shots on-line? How soon will the photos be put on-line? I do not have an online gallery website for weddings..

• How many weddings have you photographed? I have photographed over 23 weddings..

• How many pictures do you take? Can I provide a list of posed photos for you to take? I take between 300-500 photographs during a wedding. It depends on how many hours I am hired. I have a shotlist that I give to every Bride before her wedding to tell me exactly which posed or candid photographs she would like to see from her wedding..

• How would you describe your photographic style? What does this mean? Photographing weddings you are every photographic style - photojournalistic, still-life, candid, environmental, etc... As a wedding photographer, you are put into all different types of lighting, scenes and environments and each one has a different way of photographing it..

• How far are you willing to travel? Is there a travel charge? I am willing to travel anywhere. There are travel charges involved..

• Can we request both that both color and black & white photography be used at the wedding? I can do both black/white and color during a wedding..

• Do you bring an assistant to the wedding to help coordinate portraits? I bring an assistant with me to help me with my portraits and equipment..

• How quickly will I receive my prints? It takes about 4 weeks to receive prints after your wedding..

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